Alternative reinsurance capital

The amount of non-life alternative reinsurance capital from catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) grew by a “historic” amount in 2025, with the latest data from Gallagher Re indicating significant inflows and non-life ILS capital rose $21 billion to $135 billion in the year.

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. We return to London on September 1st, for another full-day of in-depth discussion and debate about the ILS market, as well as valuable networking. Register to attend here.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending May 3rd 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

Adoption of advanced technology and artificial intelligence are serving to expand addressable markets for the insurance and reinsurance industry, with digital infrastructure one example where data analytics are expected to help Aon access institutional sources of capital for its clients, CEO Greg Case explained today.

RenaissanceRe’s third-party capital and insurance-linked securities management unit Capital Partners is considered an “important source of resilience” for the company and a key differentiator, especially for clients that “value, scale, reliability and flexibility,” according to CEO Kevin O’Donnell.

RenaissanceRe reported a 209% increase in fee income earned from its range of reinsurance joint venture vehicles and insurance-linked securities structures in the first-quarter, while investors benefitted from meaningful income and opted to take profits after the strong performance of these strategies.

A recent survey of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors conducted by reinsurance broker Gallagher Re and Gallagher Securities reveals a notable rise in market appetite for 2026. The findings indicate that a clear majority of both specialist and generalist allocators intend to expand their exposure to insurance-related assets over the next two years.

Our latest video features another panel discussion from Artemis ILS NYC 2026, a session focused on the expanding range of investment opportunities in the ILS asset class, from our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York.

London market insurance and reinsurance firms, including at Lloyd’s, have increased their use of alternative capital and insurance-linked securities in recent years. But while this is seen as supportive of their returns-on-equity and cycle management capabilities, it may also exacerbate rate softening AM Best warns.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending April 26th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.